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way, by water, to somewhere, but where that might be
we would have to discover. With heavy hearts we came
home to the hotel to Mina.
When we met together, the first thing was to consult as

to taking Mina again into our confidence. Things are
getting desperate, and it is at least a chance, though a
hazardous one. As a preliminary step, I was released from
my promise to her.
MINA HARKER’S JOURNAL
30 October, evening.—They were so tired and worn
out and dispirited that there was nothing to be done till
they had some rest, so I asked them all to lie down for half
an hour whilst I should enter everything up to the
moment. I feel so grateful to the man who invented the
‘Traveller’s’ typewriter, and to Mr. Morris for getting this
one for me. I should have felt quite astray doing the work
if I had to write with a pen …
It is all done. Poor dear, dear Jonathan, what he must
have suffered, what he must be suffering now. He lies on
the sofa hardly seeming to breathe, and his whole body
appears in collapse. His brows are knit. His face is drawn
with pain. Poor fellow, maybe he is thinking, and I can
see his face all wrinkled up with the concentration of his

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